Biomechanical assessment with electromyography of post-stroke ankle plantar flexor spasticity

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 546-554

  Kim, Deog Young ^a   Park, Chang Il ^a   Chon, Joong Son ^b   Ohn, Suk Hoon ^a   Park, Tae Hoon ^a   Bang, In Keol ^c  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hansarang Asan General Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electromyographic activity; Peak torque; Spasticity; Stretch reflex; Threshold angle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY; STROKE; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

EID: 24644471890     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2005.46.4.546     Document Type: Article

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